Well being that it works as you describe, it doesn't sound bad. Can you verify if turning the feature off remains off even after the car has been shut down?

 

Watch the speed VS tach, when it is working you will see the speed does not change when we go down.

 

When you start the car it is on, this is the default, you have to turn it off each time you start the car. If you can get your hands on the media intro guide you can read more about it. Beyond that, wait for them to hit the dealers and do a test drive.

 

THAT SUCKS. Thanks for the help, but WHY must features always turn back ON every time I start a car. I kind of understand the VDC thing for safety reasons, but if I don't like this feature, why can't I leave it off? I currently rev-match every shift and I'm not sure I want a computer doing it for me. This is one of the reasons I still buy manuals transmissions...

I mean other features stay how they are through resets (radio preset, climate control, heated seat functions, high beams, etc.); just not VDC and this thing.

 

+1 dkmura, i have always thought the gearbox in my 350Z had a great feeling, better than alot of RWD's I have driven. I can understand his descriptions and have felt the same thing, but its just the direct linkage. It gives you great feedback and there is never a numb feeling.

BTW, i am still on 001 version with 89K miles. I can induce the 3rd and 5th gear grind issue by sloppy shifting, but 99.9% of the time i can shift it quick and smooth without issue. Rev match is essential on downshifts.

I think the auto rev match on downshift will teach drivers the correct way to downshift and save alot of tranny tear ups.

 

Is this Nissan's solution to the infamous bad synchro problem for the 350z? It looks cool and all, but still not sure how it feels when doing spirited driving.. Going to feel awakard without heel/toe.

 

I wonder if they will turn the feedback of the drive by wire off during downshifting, meaning if the syncro rev match is on and we forget and do our own rev match it doesnt register our pressing of the accelerator and just goes about its own program. That would be best. It would suck if you forget and end up fighting with the car over rev's.

 

does anyone know for sure if it only comes on the sport package, or if the base gets it too? I seem to have found conflicting information about that...

 

Then there are those people that own MT that start hating on the people that got Autos.

 

If rev matching is all about keeping RPM high and close to 'ideal' speed, watching the video with RevMatch off RPM drops to 4500, with RevMatch on it drops to 4800.

So it's only 300RPM difference? am I missing something?

 

So I like how it tells you what gear you are in now I've always wanted that in a MT car on the gauge...thought it would be a cool feature.

Oh well. I can live with the 350 for now

 

I think only sport package.

 

nevermind...edited

 

do you guys think this rev matching system defaults to OFF when you start the car or ON? I would be disliking if it defaults ON and I would have to turn it off everytime I drive!

 

No... do you know what happens when you downshift without blipping the throttle? When you let out the clutch the car jerks as the flywheel speed doesn't match transmission speed. It is like mishifting from 3rd to 2nd and the car jerks and revs high.

If you get to know your car well you'll be able to determine the gear, revolutions, and speed of the car. It becomes second nature how much to blip the throttle depending on what gear you are in and how fast your car is going (i.e., how fast the wheels are spinning). Don't look at the numbers or think about how much in terms of RPM.

Rev matching is not rocket science... you can Google for explanation:
http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node=rev%20matching

I don't use the heel-toe technique since I don't track my car, but I do rev match when I downshift so I can engine brake as well as leave it in gear for safety reasons. Nothing new there either, but I was a noob once ('03 Z being my first back in 2002). It is a very rewarding feeling once executed properly.

 

Oh I got a good one for you guys... I wonder if the system can be defeated by blipping the throttle before the computer takes over when downshifting. If it works this way, I'm sure we can daily drive with the system defaulted on without intrusion and manually blip the throttle at our convenience.